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METALLIC SEAL rAsTrNprR.

RALPH S. JENNINGS, OF NEW YORK, N. Letters Patent ivo. 60,193, daad Beamter 4, 1866.

, t SPECIFICATION. T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, RALPH S. JENNINGs, of the city and county of .New York, State of New Yorkhave invented .a newand useful Implement for Sealing Metallic Seal Envelopes; and I4 do hereby declare that the following is ,a full, clear, Aand `exact description thereof, reference being had to 'the accompanying .drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-,-

Figure 1 is a side view of .tehesealing device.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in section of the metallic seal, showing the method of using the implement.

Similar letters `oi' reference indicate corresponding parts in both gures.\` This invention relates to an improved device for riveting or securing `together the two parts of my metallic seal for sealing envelopes, as willbe hereafter described. i

-'.I o` enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

i Before describing the invention I will describe the object for which itis designed. In gure 2V, A represents a. flanged eyelet, which is constructed with a short tubular portion, terminating atrone end in a circular hange, which latter has several spurs projecting from it. This eyelet A is secured, by means of the spurs, to the body of dan envelope beneath the flap thereof. That portion of the seal which islettered B is a circular disk having a central opening through it, surrdunding which is ya circular depression for'receiving the end of the `cylindrical portion of the eyelct Awhen theparts'are sealedf This disk is-.secured to the flap of the envelope in the same manner as the eyelet ange is secured to the body of the envelope. Both portions, A B, are applied to the envelope in such mannrthat when the flap thereof is pressed down the cylindrical portion of the eyelet, A, will pass through theperforation-which is through the circular plate B. -In order to seal the envelope thus provided with the metallic seal, it Vistirst necessary to spread or flare out the end of the eyelet, and then to rivet this end so that it will turn suddenly over andlie snugly within the annular recess or depression in the upper surface of the disk B,as shown' in figui2: 4 A e l To accomplish theA sealing'of the envelopes in this manner,'and with facility, I have invented a device, which consists of a Astem a, terminating atits ends in enlarged portions b b-, which may havethe appearance of the handles of keys.` These two portions serve as handlesby which to grasp and hold thedevice firmly in the hand, and they also 4admit of the device being turned in -the act of pressing `down the seal. On i the enlarged` open portion b a conical projection c is formed, which is used for spreading the end of the eyelet previously to` mashing down or riveting it; and on the enlarged portion b a' convexor hemisphericalI knob 'or stud, d, is

formed, for the purposeof riveting-the eyelet, as shown in fig. 2. Itis necessary to ilare or spread outlthe end of the eyeletbeforc riveting it, and for this reason I employ the spreadingand riveting portions c d, and

apply them to the same stem for convenience in using them both. The'device hereindescribed may be made of any suitable kind of metal, andornamented to suit the fancy. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The implement, as a new article of manufacture, for sealing metallic seal envelopes, which' is `constructed with a spreading portion c, and a closing or riveting portion d,- suhstantiallylasdescribed.

RALPHs. JENNnvGs.

Witnesses C. JONES, HENRY S. Mnennw. 

